late 30′s when this photo was taken. The rumors and stories surrounding this controversial physician, who died in 1999 at the age of 91, continue to spark the interest of anyone interested in the macabre.

In addition to being a physician, he was in the Navy, drove a limo, played the piano, and was an expert in venereal disease. He was mysterious, charming, manipulative with an IQ reported to be close to 200.

In 1949, he was accused by his 14 year old daughter, Tamar, of sexual intercourse. After a sensational incest trial in which he was acquitted of all charges, he stayed away from his daughter but kept a watchful eye from a distance on his family.

In addition to the incest accusation, Dr. Hodel was investigated for the murder in one of the most controversial unsolved mysteries of the Twentieth Century – the murder of Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia.

In the book, The Black Dahlia Avenger, Dr. Hodel’s son, Steve Hodel, builds a very strong case against him as the alleged murderer. It is believed by many that the body of Elizabeth Short was dissected at the house on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, California. The Sheriff’s department set up surveillance on Hodel at this location and taped his conversation during the investigation.

This is the home on Franklin in Hollywood that was previously owned by Dr. George Hodel.

Tamar visited the home during her teen years and stayed with her father. It is also the site of the investigation into the gruesome murder of the Black Dahlia. The 17 room home was built in 1927 and designed by Lloyd Wright who is credited with many of the homes in the Hollywood Hills area. He was the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright, considered by many to be America’s most gifted architect. It is currently a private residence